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[ SE1 Direct ] Issue 350
About this email newsletter: http://www.SE1direct.co.uk
Daily local news & features: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk
Monday 23 July 2007 ISSN 1750-0656
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>> IN THIS BULLETIN
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* Local news & features from the London SE1 website
* Advert: The Village Fete - London South Bank University
* What's on this week
* Local job vacancies
* Arts reviews from the London SE1 website
* Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum
* Business Forum in association with Better Bankside
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[ Local news & features from the London SE1 website ]
Remember you don't have to wait till SE1 Direct drops into
your mailbox to get a local news fix. The London SE1 website
offers the latest news throughout the week. You can also see
the news on a map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/map
* Billy Bragg at International Brigade memorial ceremony
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/2830
* Floods add Venetian touch to the Globe
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/2829
* Bermondsey Square development 'topped out'
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/2827
* Cross River Tram may not cross the river after all
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/2826
* City Hall reception for Tower Bridge school staff
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/2832
* Amanda Penfold selected as Green parliamentary candidate
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/2825
* New website helps visitors and locals discover Bermondsey
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/2824
* SE1 arts organisations tour South London summer festivals
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/2823
* Design Museum relocation to Bankside abandoned
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/2822
* Taj Mahal model floats down the Thames
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/2821
* New protection for London's river views
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/2820
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[ Advert: The Village Fete ]
London South Bank University is bringing the countryside to
the inner city.
Saturday 28 July: 1200 - 1600
London South Bank University
Keyworth Street, SE1
FREE
Join us for an afternoon of traditional village fete
activities and free entertainment with an urban edge.
WeĠre transforming the campus with grass and hay bales and
the event will be a unique blend of contemporary world
music, traditional activities and games for the whole
family.
You can try your hand at our strength tester, or test your
skills at the coconut shy. For those with a curious streak,
there will also be a range of interactive educational
activities.
For more information visit
http://www.lsbu.ac.uk
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Advertise here: http://www.SE1direct.co.uk/advertising.php
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[ What's on this week ]
Each week we select a few highlights from the community
and cultural events taking place over the next seven
days. For a comprehensive what's on guide visit
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/ or pick up a copy of
our free monthly printed publication, 'in SE1'.
WATERLOO TIME BANK OPEN DAY
Monday 23 July
2pm-6pm at St Andrew's Short Street; free
To include gardening workshop (4pm), face painting and
children's activities (2pm-5pm), history tour around
Waterloo (5.30pm), live music and much more. Also get the
chance to hear life-changing stories from local people as to
how being involved in the time bank has helped to change
their lives for the better.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/2657
BERMONDSEY COMMUNITY COUNCIL - TRANSPORT SPECIAL
Monday 23 July
7pm at Ellen Brown Bermondsey Play Centre, 145 Grange Road
Meeting for Riverside, Grange and South Bermondsey wards.
The theme will be transport. Hear about cycling, public
transport, traffic and road issues and put your questions to
council offers and councillors. Successful applications to
the Bermondsey Community Council Fund will be announced at
this meeting.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/2506
BOROUGH & BANKSIDE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Wednesday 25 July
7pm at Charles Dickens Primary School, Lant Street
Meeting for residents of Chaucer and Cathedrals wards.
Agenda includes traffic in the Harper Road/Trinity Street
area (including recommendation to extend the 20 mph zone to
the whole area). Presentations on the regeneration of
shopping parades, the council's funding for voluntary groups
in Borough & Bankside and more. Also the usual updates from
local police and community wardens - and your chance to put
questions to your councillors.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/2485
FREE MUSIC AT THE SCOOP
Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in July
12.30pm-2pm & 6.30pm-9.30pm at The Scoop, More London; free
A month-long season of free open-air music in The Scoop.
Line-up: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/at/28/the-scoop
ELEPHANT CHANGES: CHANGING ELEPHANT - EXHIBITION AT LCC
Wednesday 25 July to Thursday 9 August
Mon-Fri 10am-6pm; Sat 10am-4pm at London College of
Communication, Elephant & Castle
Photographs taken by local people who have conveyed their
view of the changes taking place at Elephant and Castle. The
photographs document the area and its contrasts, with
particular emphasis on colour and diversity.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/2708
DESIGN YOUR OWN GARDEN WORKSHOP FOR 8-10 YEAR-OLDS
Wednesday 25 to Friday 27 July
10am-12 noon at Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Palace
Road; free (booking essential)
Each child will be asked 'What's your perfect garden? Where
would it be, and what would be in it: flowers, giant snails,
or a football pitch?' Over a series of three morning
workshops each child will work with artist sisters Merrie
and Edwina Ashton to make a book expressing their ideas in
shapes, words, colours and artwork - and take it away with
them. It will give children the chance to show how they
imagine the look, experience and sensation of what is to
them - not to adults - the ideal garden.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/2780
THE BOEHM QUARTET: MUSICAL CHAIRS - FINAL WEEK
Thursday 26 July
12.30pm-2.30pm at Cathedral Square, Montague Close; free
Light entertainment for anyone wishing to escape the office
at lunch time. Local employees are encouraged to bring along
their lunches or buy lunch from Borough Market on the way
and take a seat at one of Better Bankside's pink tables and
chairs.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/2459
SOUTHWARK LGBT HISTORY GUIDED WALK
Thursday 26 July
7pm at The George Inn, 77 Borough High Street; free
Southwark poet and performer John Constable conducts this
free walk especially commissioned for the Southwark LGBT
Network. John reveals the secret history of Southwark's
medieval Liberty with its cross-dressing actors and
prostitutes licensed by Bishops, and performs short excerpts
from The Southwark Mysteries, his own work inspired by it.
This unusual guided tour explores the history of sexual
identity, with particular reference to LGBT-related stories.
You are also Southwark welcome to come and share your own
knowledge and personal anecdotes, to help recover a lost
part of our history. The walk lasts up to 2 hours.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/2724
BOOK SALE IN SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL CHURCHYARD
Friday 27 to Saturday 28 July
10.30am-4.30pm in the southern churchyard at Southwark
Cathedral, London Bridge
A two day fund-raising event by the Friends of Southwark
Cathedral. A large range of second-hand books including
recent titles. Lots of holiday reading available.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/2437
THE VILLAGE FETE
Saturday 28 July
12pm-4pm at London South Bank University, Borough Road
London South Bank University is bringing the countryside to
the inner city. Keyworth Street will be closed to traffic
and turfed with lush green grass for an afternoon of
traditional village fete activities and free entertainment
with an urban edge. The event will be a unique blend of
contemporary world music, traditional activities and games
for the whole family. Lots of stalls from local
organisations. Why not come along and try your hand at the
strength tester or test your skills at the coconut shy? For
those with a curious streak there will also be a range of
interactive educational activities including a chance to
explore a mock forensic crime scene.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/2651
FETE & BBQ AT TOWER BRIDGE CARE CENTRE
Saturday 28 July
1pm at Tower Bridge Care Centre, 1 Tower Bridge Road
Summer fete and barbecue at the care home by the Bricklayers
Arms flyover.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/2730
GROW YOUR OWN FOOD AND EXPLORING THE SUN'S ENERGY!
Monday 30 July to Thursday 2 August
10am-12 noon at Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Palace
Road; free (booking essential)
'Guerrilla Gardener' Alexandra Lockett will lead a team of
children to make a garden/allotment in St Mary's Churchyard,
an open space which is next to the Museum but belongs to
Lambeth Council: mint and mushroom, poppies and
forget-me-knots. At the end of the summer holidays the
children will come back to see the garden they have made; to
build solar ovens; and to cook dinner with what they've
grown. For ages 8-10.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/2781
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[ Local job vacancies ]
This is the place for local businesses and organisations to
advertise job vacancies in Southwark and Lambeth.
* Office Administrator/Secretary, Artist Partners
* Administrator, Vauxhall City Farm
Details of these jobs - and how to advertise a vacancy - at
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/classifieds/jobs/
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[ Arts reviews from the London SE1 website ]
* HMS Pinafore at the Union Theatre
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/2831
* Charles Dickens - The Sparkler of Albion at The George Inn
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/2828
* Zaha Hadid - Design & Architecture at the Design Museum
Read more at: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/view/2819
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[ Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum ]
Our weekly digest of topics raised in recent discussions at
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/1
* Elephant Regeneration Partner leaked
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/74426
* Cat lost - Grange Road
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/74391
* Discover Bermondsey
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/74371
* Buying wine in SE1
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/74344
* Redevelopment of the Raven at the Tower site
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/74339
* Development on Nursery Row Park SE17
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/74303
* Looking for a flat
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/74281
* 5 person office required
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/74275
* Traffic noise in Grange Road
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/74244
* TV repair service?
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/74229
* Freecycle Southwark
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/74076
* Dog walker/dog day care wanted in SE1
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/read/1/74033
To see all the current active forum topics, go to:
http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/1
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[ Business Forum in association with Better Bankside ]
http://forum.betterbankside.co.uk
* 4 person office needed in SE1
* Bed and breakfast in SE1
http://forum.betterbankside.co.uk
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